The process to attest family documents is very similar to any degree or education certification:

‍Step One - Notarisation: Your Certificate must have a Notary Public Stamp from the country of issuing.

‍Step Two - Verification: The Relevant Public Department need to verify the veracity of your certificate. Reach our to the relevant body in your country to enquire about the process. For example, In the UK, The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Legalisation Office (FCDO) will verify a Marriage Certificate or a Birth Certificate.

‍Step Three - Attestation: In some cases, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country will also need to attest the document too. This is when the Verification and Attestation process happens in different entities. Reach out to your country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to enquire about the process.

‍Step Four - Legalisation: The UAE Embassy in the issuing country will need to legalise the certificate. Reach out to them to enquire about the process.

‍Step Five - UAE Attestation: Once you have arrived in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in your Emirate, will need to do a final attestation. You can do this via the Goverment Website, and will need to pay a fee of AED 150.